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moon-eyed hen
A squinting wench.
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Eyed
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Eye>>.
II. Eyed ·adj Heaving (such or so many) eyes;
— used in composition; as ...
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Moon
·vt To expose to the rays of the moon.
II. Moon ·noun A crescentlike outwork. ·see Half-moon.
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Moon
Heb. yareah, from its paleness (Ezra 6:15), and lebanah, the "white" (Cant. 6:10; Isa. 24:23), was a...
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moon
v. tr.
a process in opossum-shooting,explained in quotations.
1888. D. Macdonald, `Gum Boughs,' p....
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moon
Our satellite; she performs her revolution in 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes. (See full moon and new m...
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Moon
The moon held an important place in the kingdom of nature, as known to the Hebrews. Conjointly with ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Argus-eyed
·adj Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.
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Bird-eyed
·adj Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
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Black-eyed
·adj Having black eyes.
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Blear-eyed
·adj Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted.
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Blink-eyed
·adj Habitually winking.
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Blue-eyed
·adj Having blue eyes.
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Buck-eyed
·adj Having bad or speckled eyes.
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Cat-eyed
·adj Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark.
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Cross-eyed
·adj Affected with strabismus; squint-eyed; squinting.
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Double-eyed
·adj Having a deceitful look.
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Dove-eyed
·adj Having eyes like a dove; meekeyed; as, dove-eyed Peace.
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Dry-eyed
·adj Not having tears in the eyes.
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Dull-eyed
·adj Having eyes wanting brightness, liveliness, or vivacity.
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Eagle-eyed
·adj Sharp-sighted as an <<Eagle>>.
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Evil-eyed
·adj Possessed of the supposed evil eye; also, looking with envy, jealousy, or bad design; malicious...
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Frog-eyed
·add. ·adj Spotted with whitish specks due to a disease, or produced artificially by spraying;
— sa...
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Goggle-eyed
·adj Having prominent and distorted or rolling eyes.
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Green-eyed
·adj Having green eyes.
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Hawk-eyed
·adj Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.
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Lynx-eyed
·adj Having acute sight.
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Mole-eyed
·adj Having eyes like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.
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Mope-eyed
·adj Shortsighted; purblind.
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Night-eyed
·adj Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed.
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Open-eyed
·adj With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.
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Owl-eyed
·adj Having eyes like an owl's.
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Pearl-eyed
·adj Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with the cataract.
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Pig-eyed
·adj Having small, deep-set eyes.
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Pin-eyed
·adj Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concea...
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Pink-eyed
·adj Having small eyes.
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Sessile-eyed
·adj Having eyes which are not elevated on a stalk;
— opposed to stalk-eyed.
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Squint-eyed
·adj Having eyes that quint; having eyes with axes not coincident; cross-eyed.
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Stalk-eyed
·adj Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle;
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Swivel-eyed
·adj Squint-eyed.
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Thrum-eyed
·adj Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in lon...
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Wall-eyed
·adj Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color.
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Yellow-eyed
·adj Having yellow eyes.
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gimblet-eyed
Squinting, either in man or woman.
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gooseberry-eyed
One with dull grey eyes, like boiled gooseberries.
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gravy-eyed
Blear-eyed, one whose eyes have a running humour.
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swivel-eyed
Squinting.
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wapper-eyed
Sore-eyed.
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Half-moon
·noun The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.
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Moon-culminating
·adj Culminating, or coming to the meredian, at or about the same time with the moon;
— said of a s...
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Moon-eye
·noun The <<Cisco>>.
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Moon-faced
·adj Having a round, full face.
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Moon Alley
Two gardens in Moone Alye in parish of St. Botolph without Bishops-gate, 30 H. VIII. 1539 (Lond. I. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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honey moon
The first month after marriage. A poor honey; a harmless, foolish, goodnatured fellow. It is all hon...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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moon rakers
Wiltshire men: because it is said that some men of that county, seeing the reflection of the moon in...
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blue moon
An indefinite period.
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full moon
When her whole illuminated surface is turned towards us; she is then in opposition, or diametrically...
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half-moon
An old form of outwork somewhat similar to the ravelin, originally placed before the salients of bas...
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harvest-moon
The full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, when for several successive evenings she rises at the sa...
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moon-blink
A temporary evening blindness occasioned by sleeping in the moonshine in tropical climates; it is te...
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moon-culminators
Certain stars near the same parallel of declination as the moon, and not differing greatly from her ...
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moon-rakers
Sails above the skysails. They are usually designated moon-sails.
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moon-sheered
A ship the upper works of which rise very high, fore and aft.
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moon-struck
An influence imputed to the moon in the tropics, by which fish, particularly of the Scomber class, t...
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new moon
The moon is said to be new when she is in conjunction with the sun, or between that luminary and the...
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Moon, New
[NEW MOON] NEW MOON - 3185
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New Moon
The first day of the lunar month was observed as a holy day. In addition to the daily sacrifice ther...
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Black-eyed Susan
·add. ·- The bladder ketmie.
II. Black-eyed Susan ·add. ·- The coneflower, or yellow daisy (Rudbeck...
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Blue-eyed grass
·- a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps), with small flowers of a delicate blue color.
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cock-eyed bob
a local slang term in Western Australiafor a thunderstorm.
1894. `The Age,' Jan. 20, p. 13, col. 4:...
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Half Moon Alley
1) Out of Jewin Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in th...
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Half Moon Court
1) West out of Aldersgate Street, with a passage north into Half Moon Alley (q.v.), in Aldersgate Wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Half Moon Passage
1) West out of Aldersgate Street, at No. 157, to Bartholomew close, eastern end in Aldersgate Ward, ...
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Half Moon Street
West out of Bishopsgate Street Without. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Lockie, 1810-O.S. 1880).
Forme...
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Half Moon, Aldersgate
A tenement so called in parish of St. Bartholomew Smithfield, adjoining shops in parish of St. Botol...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Half Moon, Cheapside
Messuage so called in Westchepe in parish of Blessed Mary Colechurch, 23 Eliz. (Lond. I. p.m. III. 4...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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moon in distance
When the angle between her and the sun, or a star, admits of measurement for lunar observation.
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New Moon, Feast of
Special services were appointed for the commencement of a month (Num. 28:11-15; 10:10). (See Festiva...
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Half Moon Alley, Bethlem
South out of Bethlem to Petty France. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
It is sh...
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Half Moon Alley, Bishopsgate
See Half Moon Street.
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Half Moon Tavern, Cheapside
See Half Moon Alley.
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Half Moon, Bishopsgate Without
Described in a Release of 1543 as "le Signe de le hulfe Mone" belonging to St. Michael's Church, Cor...
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Half Moon, East Smithfield
Messuage called the Half Moon, in East Smithfield, in parish of St. Botolph Without Aldgate (Strype,...
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horns of the moon
The extremities of the lunar crescent, in which form she is said to be horned.
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libration of the moon
See evection.
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mansions of the moon
See lunar mansions.
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southing of the moon
The time at which the moon passes the meridian of any particular place. Popularly the term is used t...
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variation of the moon
An inequality in the movement of our satellite, amounting at certain times to 37′ in longitude: it w...
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Baker's Court, Half Moon Alley
North out of Half Moon Alley, Little Moorfields (Dodsley, 1761-Lockie, 1816). In Cripplegate Ward Wi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Baker's Court, Half Moon Street
South out of Half Moon Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, 1720-O.S. 1848-51).
Site now oc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Half Moon Alley, Court, Bishopsgate
See Flying Horse Yard.
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first quarter of the moon
See quarter, first.
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sun and moon in distance
When the angle between those bodies admits of measurement for lunars (about 130°).
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Ball Alley, Half Moon Alley, Bishopsgate
Out of Half Moon Alley, Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Boyle, 1799-Elmes, 1831).
Not nam...
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Flying Horse Yard, Half Moon Alley
West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, south of Half Moon Alley (P.C. 1732-Elm...
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Half Moon Court, Aldgate High Street
South out of Aldgate High Street, near the eastern boundary of the ward. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M...
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White Horse and Half Moon Stables
South out of London Wall. In Broad Street Ward (Rocque, 1746).
"Three Pigeon Alley" (O. and M. 1677...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.